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What is the ratio of good books to bad books? It doesn’t really matter, does it? What counts is that there are enough good books around to avoid having to read the bad ones. Helped by reading about reading, writing and books more than ever, and reviews and recommendations by people on this platform (thank you), I’ve had a run of great reading recently. Sarah Winman’s comically dark novel, When God Was a Rabbit’ is another.

I was introduced to Winman’s exquisite writing when I read her latest (and third) novel, Tin Man earlier this year. In God Was a Rabbit (her first), the British author (she’s also an actor) touches on similar themes as she does in Tin Man – childhood memories, friendship, first love, sexual identity and loss.

Covering four decades (starting in England in the 1960s and ending shortly after 9/11), God Was a Rabbit is told by English narrator and chief protagonist, Elly. It’s set in England and New York, and is primarily the story of Elly’s relationships with her brother, Joe and her unusual friend, Jenny Penny. There are however, numerous other lovely, important characters in the book (including God, who is actually a Belgian hare, not a rabbit), all of whom have entirely convincing reasons for being there.

There’s plenty action over the 300 plus pages. Several dramatic events take place during the course of the story, including incidents of sexual abuse, murder, depression, rejection, imprisonment and the attacks of 9/11. But – and, for me, this is what makes God Was a Rabbit extraordinary – the novel never feels melodramatic or affected. Winman has an ability to capture the intensity of emotion and softly satirise it. Perhaps it’s a British thing? The point is, while the GPS points of the plot are marked by a series of intense events, the novel is not sensational. The author’s tone – the narration is stoic, yet witty throughout – achieves a quirkiness and rare restraint that makes When God Was a Rabbit an entertaining and emotionally satisfying read. Indeed, you might say, it made me a very happy bunny.


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When God Was a Rabbit Sarah Winman 9780755379286 Books Reviews

Tin Man had such a profound impact on me, that I went back to read her debut novel. And it did not disappoint.

Being her first novel, it obviously has its flaws, but there is a profound beauty that lies within the book. And a certain subplot resounded with me on a deeply raw level. It was that subplot that elevated the book for me, and reminded me that all our hearts heal. Life hurts us all, no one escapes that pain, but we heal. We grow. And it forces us to connect with our deeper — and truer — selves.

The last quarter of the book really struck me and affected me on a deeply emotional level. I related to the heartbreak, was reminded of that pain and, then, got to embark on the journey of healing and self discovery with the characters.

I started this book anxious, angry, confused, and a little heartbroken… but eager to be exposed to more of her beautiful writing. Tonight, I finish this book feeling a little more confident, a little calmer, and more certain that everything will be okay. That everything will be better.

Tin Man taught me about the pain of unfulfilled love. When God was a Rabbit taught me about the resilience of the human heart. Sarah Winman is a master at conveying the feelings we all feel, and a true poet at expressing the wonder that lies beneath the pain.

“He smiled, but his eyes gave away that he’d always need someone else. No amount of self-sufficiency could dispel the craving he still felt for that person we no longer talked about, that person who’d taken him apart and left a piece missing that none of us could find.”
Written as though it is a memoir, this novel follows the life of Elly, from when she is born in 1968, until shortly after the events of 9/11. The book is not <b>about</b> 9/11, though it happens during the course of her life. At it's core, the story is about her relationships with her brother, Joe, and her best friend, Jenny. Elly's life is full full of love, secrets, humor, friendship, and family. When God Was a Rabbit it is a sort of coming of age story for the first half of the book.

Quirky, funny, and bittersweet, author Sarah Winman puts into words what many of us have thought at one time or another when dealing with others and life's happy and unhappy surprises. The book is written in two different styles. The first half of the book is hilarious, written with the extreme detail of a child's discovery of the world, where their world is small and everything is noticeable and in sharp focus. (At times, it is laugh out loud funny - the type of book where you cannot contain your delight at the author's humor) The second half of the book is bittersweet, (though also humorous) and written with a sort of shorthand minimalism; now that Elly is an adult and the world has gotten very large indeed, where life is more fragile and unsure and has fallen into categories and generalizations.

The close relationship between Elly and her brother in the first half of the book holds them together through the tumultuous second half.

It was a very enjoyable read. It touches on many deep themes; trauma, loss, being 'different', love, homosexuality, incest, terrorism, friendship, abuse, murder, & mental illness. Winman's characters (even the ones on the sidelines) are fully fleshed and lovable, and the story never lags.
What is the ratio of good books to bad books? It doesn’t really matter, does it? What counts is that there are enough good books around to avoid having to read the bad ones. Helped by reading about reading, writing and books more than ever, and reviews and recommendations by people on this platform (thank you), I’ve had a run of great reading recently. Sarah Winman’s comically dark novel, When God Was a Rabbit’ is another.

I was introduced to Winman’s exquisite writing when I read her latest (and third) novel, Tin Man earlier this year. In God Was a Rabbit (her first), the British author (she’s also an actor) touches on similar themes as she does in Tin Man – childhood memories, friendship, first love, sexual identity and loss.

Covering four decades (starting in England in the 1960s and ending shortly after 9/11), God Was a Rabbit is told by English narrator and chief protagonist, Elly. It’s set in England and New York, and is primarily the story of Elly’s relationships with her brother, Joe and her unusual friend, Jenny Penny. There are however, numerous other lovely, important characters in the book (including God, who is actually a Belgian hare, not a rabbit), all of whom have entirely convincing reasons for being there.

There’s plenty action over the 300 plus pages. Several dramatic events take place during the course of the story, including incidents of sexual abuse, murder, depression, rejection, imprisonment and the attacks of 9/11. But – and, for me, this is what makes God Was a Rabbit extraordinary – the novel never feels melodramatic or affected. Winman has an ability to capture the intensity of emotion and softly satirise it. Perhaps it’s a British thing? The point is, while the GPS points of the plot are marked by a series of intense events, the novel is not sensational. The author’s tone – the narration is stoic, yet witty throughout – achieves a quirkiness and rare restraint that makes When God Was a Rabbit an entertaining and emotionally satisfying read. Indeed, you might say, it made me a very happy bunny.